Obama and his allies somehow convinced themselves the gun issue would hurt conservatives and Republicans.
But even conservatives and Republicans are not getting the real opportunity of entitlement reform.
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Cap and trade was originally proposed by conservatives and Republicans as a market-based solution to solving environmental problems.
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But Bush also supercharged conservatives and Republicans, who turned out in droves.
Of course, not only conservatives and Republicans but also liberals and Democrats are responsible for excessive U.S. deficit-spending and debts over the past century.
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Rush rallies demoralized conservatives and Republicans behind the old Reagan gospel.
Conservatives and Republicans have vilified him over the years.
Conservatives and Republicans frequently talk about how federal poverty programs increase dependency among the poorest, but not spoken of enough is how a flush federal government fosters a similar dependency among increasingly well-to-do government workers.
Now, a growing number of conservatives and Republicans seem to think that maybe, just maybe, Uncle Milt was right: Maybe the U.S. would be better off if the Democrats controlled a branch or two of government.
Nowhere is the difference between principled conservatives and Establishment Republicans more apparent than energy and environment issues.
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Conservatives and other Republicans face, in short, a time of choosing.
The Obamacons are manifestations of a deeper turmoil in the Republican rank-and-file, as the old coalition of small-government activists, social conservatives and business Republicans falls apart.
And so there's hope among conservatives and among Republicans that they'll be able to find a new standard bearer who'd be able to speak not only to conservative voters but also to the public at large.
Most conservatives, and Republicans, would like to reform Social Security so that workers could put a portion of their 12.4 percent Social Security payroll tax into a personal account that they own and control (under certain restrictions).
Yet even under these wonderful circumstances, politicians in Europe and America (leftists, conservatives, Democrats and Republicans alike) are wringing their hands about the perils of globalisation, abdicating their duty to explain the facts to voters, and equipping the anti-capitalists with weapons to use in the next fight.
The third factor is that Mr Bush has shifted the balance of power in his party towards two factions the religious right and big-government conservatives and other Republicans don't like it.
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It is the end of a common vision, it is the actual (and palpable) disdain between Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives.
And there was a time back when I was covering Congress that that was the mantra of a lot of folks, conservatives in particular, and Republicans, that disclosure was the answer rather than any kind of campaign finance reform restrictions like McCain-Feingold.
If we do with Latinos what we did with African-Americans, Republicans and conservatives will be doomed.
Maybe that is because Republicans and conservatives believe the government is wasting their money.
Among Republicans, conservatives and people between the ages of 50-64, more than 60% report stress.
Pew polling found that most Republicans and conservatives remain opposed to same-sex marriage.
Moving beyond his base, the President gets a 40% approval among evangelical voters, 25% among conservatives, and 16% among Republicans.
Among Republicans and conservatives, of course, nothing done by Franklin Roosevelt--except, perhaps, winning the Second World War--could ever hold much merit.
But there is a growing chorus out here of Republicans and conservatives who acknowledge that we need to do this in a balanced way.
"Right now it looks like Republicans and conservatives are angry and energized to vote in the midterms next year, " said Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report.
Republicans, conservatives and libertarians, who all suffered from a bad case of technological lag, have leveled the virtual playing field at the same time that social and economic conditions provide fertile grounds for anti-incumbency.
These officers attribute current efforts to lift the ban to "gay rights activists, " when in fact, according to consistent polling, four-fifths of the American public favors repeal, including majorities of Republicans, conservatives and even churchgoers.
Republicans and conservatives who are so consumed by these "scandals" should ask themselves why, despite wall-to-wall media attention and the constant focus inside the Beltway--some are even talking about grounds for impeachment--Obama's job-approval needle hasn't moved.
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